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Dr. Jimmy Steger's Book
arion:
We can laugh if we will. One thing we should take note is that Ray takes his recommendations (in the health area) very seriously and although Ray is still ill, he's still alive when the medical doctors gave him 6 months to live. I have Jimmy's book and the man is a genius in the physiological realm of body chemistry. Although I've been fairly healthy at the age of 48 I did start showing some symptoms of being too acidic (joint pains, ect) and have taken a number of Jimmy's recommendations. I cut my coffee drinking in half, eat red meat only occasionally, have a huge salad every day, incorporating a lot of raw, high quality foods, cut back on processed foods and do moderate supplementations. I pretty effortlessly shed about 20 pounds getting down to my target weight and all the achy joints are now history. I'm sure that Ray himself would testify that if he had the option 20 years ago of taking care of himself better and perhaps avoiding some of the things he's gone through he would of taken better care of himself. Yes, I fully realize that everything Ray has gone through and what we go through individually is God's will for us. But consider this.....God might choose to use the very things that you do to take care of yourself better to avoid some pitfalls that would of befallen you otherwise.
Kat:
From Dr. Steger's book The Nutrition Factor.
Page 84-85.
Coffee is one of the largest breakfast drinks in America. Most coffee drinkers will add white sugar to this morning beverage. By adding refined sugar to the morning coffee, we have now added two unnatural chemicals to the body the first thing in the morning. Neither of these products should be ingested into the human body ever.
Caffeine is a stimulant, which signals the liver to convert glycogen to glucose, which increases the heart rate and constricts the blood vessels. The sugar that we have added to the coffee goes directly into the blood stream, triggering the release of insulin from the pancreases, which signals the liver to reverse the caffeine stimuli (convert blood sugar back to glycogen). When the sugar is gone, the level of glucose in our blood system drops dramatically, which, in turn, causes the adrenal gland to pump adrenaline into the system to raise our energy level. The acid which comes from the coffee irritates the lining of the stomach and the colon.
Most American drink coffee three to five times a day, everyday, and this puts an unhealthy, over-taxing burden on the body. Over a period of time, this unwanted and unneeded stress can and will produce many different disease conditions in the body. If one is truly healthy, one does not need these types of artificial stimulants.
Common American tea, which is also drank by many Americans on a daily basis, is no better than coffee. One should look to the use of herbal teas, which can be quite refreshing without causing any undo irritation to any part of your body. I always try to suggest to my patients to switch over to fruit juices, which should be used sparingly, or herbal teas in place of any type of coffee or tea.
Page 87
I do not recommend the use of beef or pork. Most of the meat found in supermarkets is injected with a steroid called stilbestrol, which is fed to the animals to increase their weight very quickly. Stilbestrol has beed found in numerous studies to form cancer in the body. Also, many of the meats that are found on the shelves are injected with antibiotics and sprayed with chemical substances used for commercial feed.
Another very important thing to remember is that too much meat protein can lead to urea build up in the blood, which has toxic affects on the kidneys and liver. This is one of the main contributing factors to gout and pandretic and kidney stones.
Once again it is important to stick with fresh, cold water fish with fins and scales, two to three times a week, or organic chicken or turkey breast.
The oldest living people in the world eat small amounts of chicken and fish two to three times per week. Meat should always be baked or broiled but not fried. It is also important to cook your meat with lower heat when ever possible so that you do not over cook it.
arion:
I think it is partly due to my old church and the emphasis they placed on biblical food laws.
I think that is perfectly understandable. If one comes from a background heavy in legalism then anything that remotely smacks of that will tend to be rejected without further consideration. In the like wise I came out of emotional Pentecostalism so for me when I see people get giddy and emotional about spiritual things I tend to get more analytical and can be judgmental about it if I'm not careful. The challenge for all of us probably is to resist the urge to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
1Th 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
John9362:
Thank you Marques & everyone else who contributed with positive posts ;)
John
Samson:
--- Quote from: Arion on September 08, 2010, 06:13:44 PM ---I think it is partly due to my old church and the emphasis they placed on biblical food laws.
I think that is perfectly understandable. If one comes from a background heavy in legalism then anything that remotely smacks of that will tend to be rejected without further consideration. In the like wise I came out of emotional Pentecostalism so for me when I see people get giddy and emotional about spiritual things I tend to get more analytical and can be judgmental about it if I'm not careful. The challenge for all of us probably is to resist the urge to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
1Th 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
--- End quote ---
Hey Arion,
I can relate to where John is coming from, that Dietary Legalism from the WWCOG. My buddy John Popovich(Forum member) spent many years in that Denomination. No Lobster and Shrimp, my favorite fish selections, beside Tuna, ;D. Can't afford Lobster anyway, sometimes Shrimp if it's on sale. I don't completely agree with Dr Steger either, but for different reasons. His protein amounts are too low, most people will go through Life starving with such Low protein intake. Regardless of the type of Diet one prefers or advocates, one thing's for sure, if you go through each day Hungry and feeling deprived, your diet will eventually fail. Since May 1, 2010, I dropped my Carbohydrate intake significantly and lost 22 pounds. That's 22 pounds without suffering, drinking my Coffee, no fat or protein restriction. True, I did eat lots of vegetable Carbs(mostly the kind you find in a Salad), no fruit, it doesn't do anything for me and I still got to eat two slices of Bread daily. Also, peanut butter seems to help curb my appetite. Dr Steger said something negative about peanut butter. It's true that Ray has done well on Dr. Steger's regimen, but Ray has a specific condition, an extremely high acid level and cancer. Maybe Ray didn't include enough fiber and vegetables in His diet over the years prior to His current condition. I don't know, but eating Salads and vegetables on a regular basis will negate some of the effects from poor diet. If you avoid junk carbs and Hydrogenated(artificially created Fat), Soda, etc, moderate amounts of dietary fats won't kill you, unless you have some sort of medical condition. Here is a Nutritional Site that I feel is Superior to Dr. Steger.
http://www.vincegironda-nsp.com/
Just my opinion, nothing more, nothing less, unfortunately for me, as the days get shorter and winter approaches, I start to crave starch carbs and devitalized sugar carbs, woe is me.
Samson.
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